Monthly Screenings for 2026
The calendars for monthly screenings in 2026 at the Arts Centre Warburton and at the Memo, Healesville are shown below
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February 2026:
EL 47
Time: 7.30pm
Warburton: Tues 10 Feb
Healesville: Tues 17 Feb
• Spain – 2024
• Drama/crime • 110m • M
Set in 1978 Barcelona, El 47 follows Manolo Vital (Eduard
Fernández), a devoted bus driver from the neglected
outskirts of Torre Baró. When officials claim buses can’t
reach the area’s steep roads, he hijacks one to prove them
wrong, sparking a grassroots fight for dignity, recognition,
and inclusion.
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March 2026:
PHANTOM THREAD
Time: 7.30pm
Warburton: Tues 10 March
Healesville: Tues 17 March
• USA – 2017
• Romance/Drama • 130m • M
In 1950s London, renowned dressmaker Reynolds Woodcock
(Daniel Day-Lewis) lives by strict routine and control.
When Alma (Vicky Krieps), a headstrong waitress,
becomes his muse, their bond turns into a quiet power
struggle where love, creativity, and control intertwine in
unexpected ways.
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April 2026:
WHEN FALL IS COMING
Time: 7.30pm
Warburton: Tues 14 April
Healesville: Tues 21 April
• France – 2025
• Drama • 102m • M
In rural Burgundy, retired Michelle’s (Hélène Vincent) quiet life collapses after a meal of foraged mushrooms sickens her family. As guilt and suspicion fester, the film blurs accident and intent, echoing Australia’s mushroom murder case. A haunting study of love, blame, and the toxins within families.
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| May 2026:
ONE TO ONE: JOHN AND YOKO
Time: 7.30pm
Warburton: Tues 12 May
Healesville: Tues 19 May
• UK/USA – 2024
• Documentary • 100m • M
Chronicling John Lennon and Yoko Ono’s 18 months in
Greenwich Village, this film weaves rare footage, home
movies, and the One to One concert at Madison Square
Garden into a vivid portrait of art, activism, and fame.
Exploring how two iconoclasts navigated love and scrutiny
in a divided world.
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| June 2026:
THE BLUE CAFTAN
Time: 7.30pm
Warburton: Tues 9 June
Healesville: Tues 16 June
• Morocco – 2022
• Drama/Romance• 122m • M
In a small Moroccan tailor shop, Halim (Saleh Bakri) crafts
exquisite garments alongside his devoted wife Mina
(Lubna Azabal). When a young apprentice arrives, buried
desires and quiet tensions surface. With tender restraint,
the film reveals its secrets slowly. Layer by layer, stitch by
stitch.
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| July 2026:
HIGH GROUND
Time: 7.30pm
Warburton: Tues 14 July
Healesville: Tues 21 July
• Australia – 2020
• First Nations Action Drama • 104m • MA
In Australia’s Northern Territory, ex-soldier Travis (Simon
Baker) is haunted by the memory of a brutal massacre.
When ordered to hunt an Indigenous warrior, he joins
forces with Gutjuk (Jacob Junior Nayinggul), a young
tracker bound to that same violent past. Amid Arnhem
Land’s sweeping landscapes, their journey probes justice,
vengeance, and the scars history leaves behind.
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| August 2026:
THE BALLAD OF WALLIS ISLAND
Time: 7.30pm
Warburton: Tues 11 Aug
Healesville: Tues 18 Aug
• UK – 2025
• Comedy • 100m • PG
Eccentric lottery winner Charles (Tim Key) invites estranged
folk duo Herb (Tom Basden) and Nell (Carey Mulligan) to
perform on his remote Welsh island. Their whimsical reunion
soon exposes buried tensions and unspoken emotions in a
tender, funny exploration of love, forgiveness, and artistic
authenticity.
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| September 2026:
WOLFGANG (EXTRAORDINARI)
Time: 7.30pm
Warburton: Tues 8 Sept
Healesville: Tues 15 Sept
• Spain – 2025
• Comedy/Drama/Family • 110m • PG
After his mother’s sudden death, 10-year-old piano
prodigy Wolfgang (Jordi Catalán), who has autism, is
placed in the care of his estranged father, Carles (Miki
Esparbé). As Wolfgang strives to reach Paris’s elite Grimald
Academy, their uneasy bond becomes a touching study
of family, ambition, and acceptance.
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| October 2026:
GHOSTLIGHT
Time: 7.30pm
Warburton: Tues 13 Oct
Healesville: Tues 20 Oct
• USA – 2024
• Comedy/Drama • 115m • M
After his teenage son’s suicide, Chicago construction
worker Dan (Keith Kupferer) finds solace when a theater
director (Dolly de Leon) invites him to audition for Romeo
and Juliet. Playing Lord Capulet, he confronts grief and
strained family ties, as this intimate drama explores art’s
power to heal emotional wounds.
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November 2026:
THE OTHER SON
Time: 7.30pm
Warburton: Tues 10 Nov
Healesville: Tues 17 Nov
• France – 2012
• Drama • 105m • M
Two families in Israel (one Palestinian, one Israeli) discover
that their sons were accidentally switched at birth. The
revelation forces parents and children alike to confront
questions of identity, loyalty, and what truly makes a family.
With sensitivity and nuance, the film explores the emotional
and cultural complexities of love, belonging, and the ties
that bind us.
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| December 2026:
MY BROTHER'S BAND
Time: 7.30pm
Warburton: Tues 8 Dec
Healesville: Tues 15 Dec
• France - 2025
• Comedy/Drama • 104m • M
Acclaimed French conductor Thibaut (Benjamin
Lavernhe) discovers, through a health crisis, that he was
adopted and has a biological brother, Jimmy (Pierre
Lottin), a trombone-playing cafeteria worker. Despite
their starkly different lives, the brothers’ shared musical
talent becomes a bridge, leading Thibaut to mentor
Jimmy and help him realise his potential. Directed by
Emmanuel Courcol, this heartwarming dramedy explores
themes of family, music, and the transformative power of
connection.
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Warburton Film Festival
The Warburton Film Festival 2026 is scheduled for June 12-14
Healesville Mini-Film Festival
The 2026 Healesville Mini Film Festival is scheduled for Sunday March 29
